Akal Security

Akal Security, Inc. is a security company which has federal contracts to guard immigration detention centers, federal courthouses, NASA facilities, federal buildings in Washington, D.C., and numerous embassies under construction.^[2] Akal Security and a subsidiary company, Coastal International Security, have received over $1 billion in federal security contracts.^[2] Akal Security is one of a number of companies owned and operated by the 3HO Sikh sangat, founded by Yogi Bhajan.^[1]

Akal Security, Inc.

Founder	Daya S. Khalsa Gurutej Khalsa
Headquarters	7 Infinity Loop Espanola, NM , United States
Key people	Nirmal Kaur Khalsa (CEO) Daya S. Khalsa (President and founder)
Number of employees	12,000[1]
Subsidiaries	Coastal International Security
Website	www.akalsecurity.com

History

Akal Security, Inc. was founded in 1980 by Gurutej Khalsa, who found that, though he had studied law enforcement, "his beard and turban prevented him from getting a job".^[1] At the advice of Yogi Bhajan, Gurutej Khalsa started the company with a $1,200 loan from co-founder Daya Singh Khalsa.^[3]

Akal Security had a large expansion in contracts after the September 11th attacks because it was able to recruit a large number of former law enforcement and military personnel.^[4] According to The New York Times, the company has benefited from the Army's low-price approach to determining contracts because Akal Security has low overhead and good past performances.^[1]